Sydney police plan to use ‘extraordinary’ powers to search pro-Palestinian protesters and demand ID
by Tamsin Rose and Catie McLeod from World news | The Guardian on (#6FHAA)
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New South Wales police plan to use extraordinary powers" to search protesters without reason and arrest and charge people who refuse to identify themselves at Sunday's planned pro-Palestinian rally.
The premier, Chris Minns, has backed the police using the powers, saying they were justified given a pro-Palestine rally held on Monday descended into racism" and acts of violence" on the steps of the Sydney Opera House.
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